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      hypotonic
      adjective
      (of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution
      (of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension
      Roots
      hypohypo- · Greek · under, belowtonoston- · Greek · tension, toneikos-ic · Greek · relating to
      Words related to hypotonic
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